"I do business." DLC and Expansions; Genre in Games

This week, Stephen finally gets a theme song, Mark plays devil's advocate, and Martha gets dangerously close to a topic your nice hosts swore to never talk about on the show.0:02:40DLC and ExpansionsWhen Mark was young, he bought unofficial Quake mods on CD-ROM.Turns out, Electronics Boutique and EB Games are the same thing.Day-One DLC Isn’t Always Evil, Says Borderlands 2 GuyTina AminiKotakuPatch The ProcessRami IshmailStreet Fighter V is a Barebones Game That’s a Sign of the TimesPaul TamburroCraveCode analysis of No Man's Sky praises engine, criticises "unfinished" game Andy ChalkPC GamerIt turns out Sony won’t be charging PS4 Pro players for 4K upgrade patchesDanny CowanDigital TrendsMario Party 2: Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothingKlydeStromYouTubeTurns out, Dungeons & Dragons does use software-style versioning for their “patch notes.”After recording this episode, Mark had an idea for how to price DLC in Metro Nexus.Nier Automata Lets Players Buy PSN Trophies With In-Game MoneyHeather AlexandraKotakuPayday 2 rolls back microtransactions after fan outrageKyle OrlandArs Technica5G - Press START to PlayMake Hack RepeatYouTubeI Am Rich: The Story of the World's Strangest Mobile AppAntoni Zolciak In’saneLab0:38:34Genre in GamesWikipedia says “Genres are not usually defined by the actual content of the game.”“List of accolades received by Grand Theft Auto V”  - WikipediaWikipediaTurns out, Call of Duty games have been nominated for a lot of BAFTAs over the years.What makes an RPG an RPG: a universal definition Craig SternSinister DesignMass Effect - Don’t Touch ThatsvaalbardYouTubeMass Effect - Blasto! (hilarious)Generic GamingYouTubeLudonarrative Dissonance in BioshockClint HawkingClick NothingNaughy Dog Doesn’t Get Ludonarrative DissonanceAlessio PalumbowccftechA good critical review of Jason Schreier’s book “Blood, Sweat, And Pixels,” which Mark read recently and really liked.